• Curriculum planning & concentration advising

• Academic performance review

• Graduation requirements

• Academic policy questions

• CPT/OPT approval

• Academic resources & integrity

• Student satisfaction/feedback

• Study abroad

• Dual-degree advising

• Community engagement

• Transfer student advising & integration

• Career exploration & assessment

• Resume and cover letter development & critique

• Job search strategy

• Case & behavioral mock interviews

• LinkedIn design & utilization

• Networking strategy

• Offer negotiation

• Long-term career development

• Graduate school planning (for undergrads)

• Internship & job opportunity cultivation

• Employer insights

• Industry best practices

• Functional role overview

• Employer engagement & events

• On-campus recruiting and interviews (OCR & OCI)

• Alumni engagement & events

• Student hiring outcomes reports

• Marketing and external relations

• Platforms managed: (Handshake, QuestromConnect)

The Feld Center for Industry Alliances

• Initiates and stewards relationships with employer partners.

• Actively builds the Questrom brand among the companies our students care about.

• Cultivates boardroom to classroom connections through

in-class presentationscorporate trekson-campus recruiting events networking opportunities and more.

On-campus industry engagement is important; The Feld Center hosts 250 events per year

Many organizations that are highly interested in Questrom talent do not come to campus

Instead, they use Handshake, Social Media and other ways to connect with students.

Campus Recruiting

Handshake

Functional Role Insights

Career Fairs

Individual AppointmentsMock Interviews

Expert-in-Residence

Internship & Job Postings

Bites & Insights Networking Lunches

Employer Spotlights

Alumni Mentoring & Networking

Learning Communities

Meet & Greets

Recruiter Panels

Company Treks

Off-Campus Employer Engagement

Questrom Network

Industry Trends

On-Campus Interviews

The Feld Center hosts hundreds of on-campus industry engagement events each year for all student audiences, including MBAs, Specialty Masters, and Undergraduate students.

7%

27%

3%58%

5%

2018-2019 Events by Audience

All MBA MBA + Specialty Masters UG UG + Specialty Masters

Allow students to:

• Have short, informal talks with employers

• Learn about the organization

• Hear about career pathways, hiring expectaions, and application deadlines

The Feld Center hosts a variety of employer spotlights, from smaller lunchtime gatherings to large auditorium presentations.

• May occur 1:1 or in small groups

• More personalized opportunity to meet with employers

• Discuss current job and program openings

• Review resumes

• Explore opportunities

• With Alumni and other industry professionals

• Hiring-related or educational

• Career advice – industry, company, functional area, role

• Large, “speed networking” events to smaller, more intimate programs

• Bites & Insights casual networking lunches

The Feld Center works with student clubs and employer partners to organize and execute company site visits that focus on education, recruiting, or both!

Whether interviews are conducted virtually, on-campus, or at an organization’s local office, we work with students to create positive interview experiences.

PARTNERING WITH TERRIERS TO RECRUIT ON BEHALF OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS

Career Fair MBA Alumni Networking Night

• Source speakers and panelists

• Act as a liaison for corporate support

• Partner on events

• Volunteer at student-run conferences and treks

Lucy van Beever Director of Employer Engagement

Industry Relations Manager for Social Impact and Energy & Sustainability

Joseph SaundersIndustry Relations Manager for Financial Services, Accounting, and Real Estate

Kathleen PonteIndustry Relations Manager for Technology, Start-ups, and CPG/Retail

Subhadra EnglandIndustry Relations Manager for the Health Sector and Insurance

Daniel SpiessIndustry Relations Manager for Management and Digital Consulting

We create and steward relationships with employers and work to align Questrom’s outstanding talent with hiring needs.

Empowering students on their internship or job search through:

• Industry and employer insights

• Personalized company/role/functional area advice

• Identification/expansion of a student’s target organizations

• Brainstorming networking strategies

• Customized career support

• Introductions to alumni

❑ Partner with IRMs, employers, the MBA Center, Specialty Master’s & Ph.D. Center, the UDC, Admissions, DAR, other BU career offices, staff, faculty and students.

❑ Works hard behind the scenes to maximize the wonderful on and off campus connections Questrom students make with the workplace!

❑ Provides superior customer service to all who engage with the Feld Center.

❑ Manages multiple platforms to enhance community engagement between students, alumni and employers.

❑ Collects, analyzes, promotes, and reports relevant data and statistics for external and internal consumption (Hiring Outcomes).

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